A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
by Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. For the third year running, Airbus won the orders race, picking up 1,080 new orders compared to Boeing’s 768. However, …
Airbus Plans Output Increase as Order Boom Declines Read Moreby Richard Sterk, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The space-based Nuclear Detonation (NUDET) Detection System (NDS) was developed during the Cold War for the purpose of detecting, locating, and reporting …
In Post-Cold War Era, the NUDET Detection System Remains Viable Read MoreBy J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. Boeing and Airbus delivered 56 and 46 commercial jets in February 2016, compared to 63 and 46 in the same month last year, respectively. …
Airbus, Boeing February 2016 Deliveries and Orders Disappoint Read Moreby Andrew Dardine, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The Sagem Defense electro-optical multifunction system (EOMS) should see steady production over the next several years for multiple naval applications. The system …
International Demand Drives Naval Electro-Optical Multifunction System Production Read More
by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. If you were to look across the globe at the armed forces of the world’s many countries, you would be hard-pressed …
Does India’s Latest Defense Budget Pit the Government against the Armed Forces? Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. Air Force has awarded two new contracts, worth a combined $161.9 million, as part of its effort to develop a …
USAF Awards Rocket Engine Development Contracts Read MoreBy Richard Sterk, C4I Analyst, Forecast International. Starting back in the high-tension days of the Cold War, the U.S. Department of Defense realized the vital necessity of having around-the-clock protected …
Enhanced Polar System Cuts Through Ice, but Can It Cut Through Program Review Bureaucracy? Read MoreBy Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. In its latest study on the medium/heavy military rotorcraft market, Forecast International is projecting that 4,744 such rotorcraft will be produced from …
Changes in Competitive Landscape Mark Medium/Heavy Military Rotorcraft Market Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. In an ongoing quest to replace its badly aging fleet of Warsaw Pact-era MiG-21 Lancer fighter aircraft, Romania continues to scour the secondhand …
Romania to Seek Another Batch of F-16s in 2017 Read More By J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. Boeing and Airbus delivered 49 and 22 commercial jets in January 2016, down from 50 and 36 in January 2015, respectively. While Airbus traditionally …
Airbus, Boeing Report January 2016 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More